The 10 Things You Googled In 2013: Death, Destruction, iPhone 5S and Much More
What do Paul Walker, the iPhone 5S, the royal baby and Nelson Mandela have in common? They are all key words you were searching for on Google in 2013.
By Sadho Ram — 21 Dec 2013, 04:53 PM — Updated over 10 years ago
Your year in 2013 can be summed up like this: death, destruction, and royal babies
That's according to data released this morning by Google, which revealed the top trending searches in 2013 as part of its annual year-end "zeitgeist."
thedailybeast.comThe report, which is now in its 14th year, looks at Google's enormous search data to determine who and what mattered to its users in the year prior to the report's publication.
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Says a spokesperson: “from the most trending celebrities, to the hottest gizmos and gadgets, to the topics and people that sparked interest, our year-end zeitgeist is a look back at the year through the lens of Google search, now in over 70 countries around the world.”
thevine.com.auFollowing Walker, at #2 on the list, was the terrorist attack at the Boston Marathon, colloquially called the "Boston Marathon bombing"
Other top trending searches on the list reveal worlds' curious thirst for information on celebrities, or world leaders, who have died: Nelson Mandela (#3), ‘Glee’ actor Cory Monteith (#4)
